AUGUST 4, 2026
Live Feed
Back to database
Case File

CVE-2017-16001

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.93% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-11-06 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

AI analysis pending.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

External Security References
exploit-db.com ↗

Note: these links are listed for security research and verification purposes only.

CVE
CVE-2017-16001
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
0.93%
VMware VMWare

Original NVD Description

In HashiCorp Vagrant VMware Fusion plugin (aka vagrant-vmware-fusion) 5.0.1, a local attacker or malware can silently subvert the plugin update process in order to escalate to root privileges.